Facebook bollockery WWYD

So I had a teeny weeny strop and binned a few of my Facebook friends. One has PMed me to ask why. The truthful answer is 'Because you are a Sun-reading fuckwitted bigot, however amusing you can be in the flesh, and you are one of those people who is forever reposting lame shit like 'OMG sign this petition to get the nonces of Facebook, if you don't put this on your status you must be a nonce yourself'.' I have sent a wussy, waffly PM back as this is someone I have known for ages, along the lines of it being easy to ignore different viewpoints when you socialise but less so on Facebook, and best wishes to you matey....

I do feel a bit mean as have known the person in question for a good 15 years. Anyway, having recieved a grovelling apology for being offensive have now reinstated said person. And will use the 'hide' option in future.

Ha! I had a good FB purge myself a few months ago and then about a month later someone messaged me to ask why. I wish I had had the ovaries to tell them the truth, which was that I was fed up of my newsfeed being clogged up with eye roll-worthy asshattery, but instead I provided a wishy-washy BS answer which led to loads of drama and people being pissed off about being de-friended. Incidentally, these are grown women, not 15 year olds! Apparently we are only 'real friends' if we are friends on FB. FFS.

I wish I had done one of the following:Given the truthful reason for the defriendNot responded at allThought of just hiding all the annoying people so I could avoid the drama

I'd miss facebook, as I've family all over that I can keep up with easily through FB, plus feminist pages that I love, but I really hate the misogynist pages.I just don't want to lose touch with my family